# N98DE: 1977 Cessna R172K, registration cancelled 2018-01-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 16, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna R172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (registry code 2072431)
- Engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17), [TCDS E1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: R1722698
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 14, 1994
- Certificate issued: November 21, 1994
- Last registry action: March 6, 2001
- Mode S code: ADA91B
- Owner when cancelled: [Mobile Electronics Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOBILE%20ELECTRONICS%20INC)
- Location: [Arlington, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Arlington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.6892° N, 97.1891° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76016, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98DE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98DE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98DE-2018-01-16

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna R172K: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW97LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA108), Feb 24, 1997: Cessna R172K (N98DE), Brownsville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19970223001809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970223001809A), Feb 23, 1997: Cessna R172K (N98DE), Brownsville, TX, Substantial damage. Made three missed approachs. On fourth approach engine quit. Landed on road. Hit trees. Fuel tanks empty. (-23) Mr. Kagan was the pilot in command of Cessna…

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